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On 29 Oct 2005, at 17:55, Greg Strong wrote: > Now 9Val I do appreciate your comments. Per > mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] you suggest that IMAP queue > will be subject of next beta series. Since IMAP has been kind of front > and center on TBBETA for so long, I would suggest that RL follow > through with this statement. I have a theory about that, not being a programmer I'm probably way off the mark. However through bit's of info I've gleaned mainly from Gary and Allie I've formed my own opinion. The way TB handles IMAP is totally different to any other, Mulberry for example. The way TB spools, stores or caches IMAP data is what causes the problems, that's the IMAP route RL chose to take and to correct it would mean a *complete rewrite* and that's why RL are skirting round the issue, sweeping it under the carpet and appeasing people with fancy bells, whistles tabs and functions, so many functions in fact that no one person could possibly hope to use them all. And that, to my untrained eye, is why the IMAP issue is being so blatantly evaded. Why do we need tabs? I've got a complete folder tree that serves exactly the same purpose. Why do we need a notepad? Every Windows user on the planet already has notepad. Why did we need a new icon set? Bugger all wrong with the old ones. Why do we need IMAP? We don't, POP works perfectly well. (RL policy not mine) Why do we need The Bat? We don't, Thunderbird, Mulberry, Mail2 all work perfectly well. How many people have already asked themselves that question? Just look and see how many list members are NOT using The Bat anymore, myself included. Yes, there are plenty of people who think TB is the best thing since sliced bread, but they obviously have lower expectations and far standards than some of us. I also think, judging by the personal mail that I've received in the past, that a lot of people aren't brave enough to voice their opinion on the subject in public. I'm off to TBOT now to talk about something serious, cheese, key lime pie, Marcks haircut, Rubeo's haircut even or maybe fishnet stockings :) - -- Tony Boom PGP http://www.theboomclan.com/tbc.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.0.2 (Build 2425) Comment: T.B.C. Imac G5 20" iQA/AwUBQ2PW7NanuJ+T+uXWEQIfMACgmVJIxG/NVJspH9SuApUNAtTOOkoAnAoX S5hUiH2grpfjP73aFBXtACBY =EQYq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.62.05 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
